Humanities 125 - American Social Values » Spring 2021 » Everyday Use Quiz

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Question #1
Where does Mama dream of being reunited with Dee?
A.   A bright, shiny TV show
B.   Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
C.   As a guest at her daughter’s home
D.   Mama’s high school graduation
Question #2
Which best describes Mama?
A.   Large, hard-working, plain
B.   Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
C.   Weak, in need of family support
D.   Small, muscular, agile
Question #3
Which best describes Maggie?
A.   Small, dark, terrified
B.   Brave, tall, outspoken
C.   Round, pleasant, talkative
D.   Successful, intelligent, manipulative
Question #4
Why does Maggie have scars?
A.   She fell onto the stove as a child.
B.   From the fire that burnt the other house down.
C.   Her father abused her before he left town.
D.   The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
Question #5
Which does NOT describe Dee?
A.   In need, asking for help and money
B.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
C.   Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
D.   Lighter skin, pale heels
Question #6
How does the author create an informal tone?
A.   Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
B.   Detailed description which creates vivid images
C.   The use of colloquial African language
D.   Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
Question #7
Why did Mama not have much education?
A.   There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
B.   She was forced to support her family with a job
C.   She became pregnant as a teenager
D.   The school closed when she was still a girl
Question #8
Which of these is a simile?
A.   Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
B.   There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
C.   Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
D.   “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
Question #9
What is always in the background of Dee’s pictures?
A.   The quilts hanging on the wall
B.   The run-down house
C.   Maggie and Mama
D.   The milk cow
Question #10
What aspects of Dee’s former life is she determined to recapture?
A.   Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
B.   Evidence of their history such as a family tree
C.   Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
D.   Material items like a butter churn
Question #11
What does Wangero plan to do with the quilts?
A.   Display them in an art gallery
B.   Turn them into coats
C.   Hang them up as decorative pieces
D.   Place them on the bed to keep warm
Question #12
At the end of the story, who has the quilts?
A.   Maggie
B.   Hakim-a-barber
C.   Wangero
D.   Dee

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